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NOVEL NYLANDERIAFULVA VIRUS

At least one novel virus capable of infecting crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva), along with polynucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences of the virus. The virus is capable of be used as a biopesticide to control populations of crazy ants

Potential Commercial Applications

- Potentially the virus could be utilized as a biopesticide or biological control agent to eliminate or at least reduce the spread of Nylanderia fulva and their colonies

-The virus could serve as a gene delivery system to study functional genomics in the ant

Competitive Advantages

-This Nylanderia fulva virus is the first virus to be discovered from the invasive ant species N. fulva

PROCESS FOR ISOMERIZATION AND DECARBOXYLATION OF UNSATURATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WITH A METAL CATALYST OR CATALYST PRECURSOR

Agriculturally-derived fatty acids are directly converted into olefins, or other useful hydrocarbons. The process involves the use of a metal catalyst or catalyst precursor that facilitates the isomerization and/or decarboxylation of unsaturated carboxylic acids derivatives into olefins